Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2016-05-26 18:00
It's like Karl said with the following addition: the ATG sanding block, on the "business" side which holds the abrasive, there is a small 2nd block, affixed to the aforementioned block, that's MUCH thinner than the original block mentioned.
This helps give the sandpaper a bit of "U" shape when affixed to the block and the sanding block is looked at from the narrower side, at eye level. This contour matches well with the upside down "U" contour of a reed, when examined from the side, at eye level, when the reed tip is closest to your eyes.
As for me, I like applying what I learned using the ATG method to a piece of etched glass, like Vandoren sells--simply because etched glass outlives dozens of pieces of sandpaper. (Read: cheaper(??), less to carry in my gig bag.)
Finally, ATG doesn't use just any sandpaper. Tom Ridenour, its creator, recommends the use of Klingspor brand sand paper given both is no-load properties (i.e. sandpaper that gets less bogged down by the material it collects as it's sanding) and its water proof nature.
This is not to say that people wouldn't enjoy results using more typical sanding paper.
Post Edited (2016-05-26 18:09)
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